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US carries out airstrike on Afghan Taliban, days after signing ‘peace’ deal
Mar 04, 2020 10:03The United States has conducted an airstrike against the Taliban militant group’s positions in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province, just days after the two sides signed a “peace” deal.
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Taliban raid Afghan army bases nationwide shortly after signing deal with US
Mar 03, 2020 14:01The Taliban have carried out over a dozen attacks on Afghan military bases shortly after they signed a so-called peace deal with the United States.
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Investment requests pile up for Iran’s only oceanic port
Mar 03, 2020 12:49As many as 53 companies have requested to invest in Chabahar, Iran’s only oceanic port, a senior official says.
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Ready for intra-Afghan talks, but waiting for release of our prisoners: Taliban
Mar 03, 2020 04:01Taliban will not take part in intra-Afghan talks unless about 5,000 of its prisoners are released, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says, against the backdrop of a recently signed tentative peace agreement between the United States and the militant group.
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Iran: Deal with Taliban serves ‘illegitimate’ US goals
Mar 02, 2020 10:01Iran says a recent deal between the United States and the Taliban does not reflect Washington’s respect for Afghanistan’s sovereignty, noting that any such agreement has to be an inclusive one that brings all Afghan sides together.
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US leaving Afghanistan after 19 years of humiliation: Zarif
Mar 02, 2020 05:01Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US is withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan after 19 years of “humiliation” while leaving “huge mess behind”.
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Iran calls for inter-Afghan peace deal, rejects US agreement
Mar 01, 2020 12:18Iran says a so-called peace deal between the Taliban and the United States is an attempt by Washington to justify its illegal presence in Afghanistan, stressing that only domestic talks can stabilize the war-torn country.
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Afghan President Ghani: Kabul not committed to releasing 5,000 Taliban prisoners
Mar 01, 2020 08:12Just one day after the United States and the Taliban militant group signed a peace agreement, Afghanistan's government has announced that it does not consider itself bound by the terms of the deal to free thousands of Taliban prisoners.
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US has no legal status to sign Afghan peace deal: Iran
Mar 01, 2020 07:19Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement after Washington and the Taliban signed an agreement in Doha, saying the US government has no legal status to make decisions about the fate of Afghanistan or sign any peace deal.
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Trump hails pact with Taliban, vows to meet with leaders of militant group
Mar 01, 2020 06:08US President Donald Trump has vowed to personally meet with leaders of the Afghan militant group that the American military sought to root out when it led a massive invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, dismissing criticism of the deal Washington signed with Taliban.